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Pronunciation
- /ˈnɔn/ (Australia)
- [ˌnɔ̟n] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈnɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˌnɑn/ (General-American)
- /ˈnɑn/ (General-American)
- /ˌnɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio
- /ˌnɔn/ (Australia)
- [ˈnɔ̟n] (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- From Middle English non- (“not, lack of, failure to”), from Middle English non (“no, not any; not, not at all”, literally “none”) and Old English nān- (prefix), both from Old English nān (“no, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, zero”), see none. Merged with and reinforced by Middle English non- (“not”), from Old French non- and Medieval Latin nōn (“not”), from Old Latin noinu, noinom, from ne oinom (“not one”).
Meanings
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(morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
nonaggressive (“not aggressive”)
nonpayment (“lack of payment, failure to pay”)
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(morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. ▸ Not, the negation of the root word (a quality).
nonabrasive
Back in the mid-’90s, when Cacioppo was at Ohio State University (he is now at the University of Chicago), he and his colleagues sorted undergraduates into three groups—the non-lonely, the sort-of-sometimes lonely, and the lonely.
2013 May 13, Judith Shulevitz, “The Lethality of Loneliness”, in The New Republic, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2015:nonaboriginal
nonabstract
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(morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. ▸ Absence, the absence of the root (a quantity).
nonacceleration
nonaccountability
nonaction
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(morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. ▸ Avoiding an action.
nonaccumulative
nonacceptance
nonabiding
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(morpheme) Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. ▸ Neutral in quality.
nonaccent
nonacrocentric
Deriveds
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from not) · nonacidemic (terms derived from not) · nonacquired (terms derived from not) · nonactor (terms derived from not) · nonabusive (terms derived from not) · nonabnormal (terms derived from not) · nonaccounting (terms derived from not) · nonaccepting (terms derived from not) · nonacknowledged (terms derived from not) · nonacknowledging (terms derived from not) · nonabsorption (terms derived from absence) · nonacquisitive (terms derived from not) · nonacerbic (terms derived from not) · nonaccompanied (terms derived from not) · nonaccomplishable (terms derived from not) · nonaccommodative (terms derived from not) · nonacrostic (terms derived from not) · non-abstruse (terms derived from not) · nonacquiescent (terms derived from not) · nonabandonment (terms derived from absence) · nonacidophile (terms derived from not) · nonabstainer (terms derived from not) · nonabsorptive (terms derived from not) · nonabolition (terms derived from absence) · nonactivation (terms derived from absence) · nonabsurd (terms derived from not) · nonactivity (terms derived from absence) · nonacrylic (terms derived from not) · nonaccelerating (terms derived from not) · nonabstract (terms derived from not) · nonaccepter (terms derived from not) · nonacetylation (terms derived from absence) · nonabstention (terms derived from absence) · nonabsorbable (terms derived from not) · nonabhorrent (terms derived from not) · nonaccountable (terms derived from not) · nonacoptic (terms derived from not) · nonacetate (terms derived from not) · nonacademic (terms derived from not) · nonactionable (terms derived from not) · nonacceptability (terms derived from not) · nonabuser (terms derived from not) · nonact (terms derived from not) · nonacquisitional (terms derived from not) · nonabscessed (terms derived from not) · nonabdication (terms derived from absence) · nonacceptable (terms derived from not) · nonablative (terms derived from not) · nonacceptation (terms derived from not) · nonabradable (terms derived from not) · nonaccountant (terms derived from not) · nonacoustic (terms derived from not) · nonaborting (terms derived from not) · nonaccent (terms derived from neutral) · nonabandoned (terms derived from not) · nonabusable (terms derived from not) · nonachievable (terms derived from not) · nonachromatic (terms derived from not) · nonaccidental (terms derived from not) · nonaction (terms derived from absence) · nonabused (terms derived from not) · nonactivated (terms derived from not) · nonaccession (terms derived from absence) · nonaccustomed (terms derived from not) · nonactorly (terms derived from not) · nonacclimating (terms derived from not) · nonacrophonic (terms derived from not) · nonaccretive (terms derived from not) · nonactivational (terms derived from not) · nonabsolution (terms derived from absence) · nonaccomplishment (terms derived from not) · nonactuarial (terms derived from not) · nonactivating (terms derived from not) · nonabridgment (terms derived from not) · nonacidified (terms derived from not) · nonactivism (terms derived from absence) · nonaboriginal (terms derived from not) · nonaccented (terms derived from not) · nonaccretional (terms derived from not) · nonaccommodation (terms derived from absence) · nonability (terms derived from absence) · nonacetogenic (terms derived from not) · nonaccess (terms derived from absence) · nonaccepted (terms derived from not) · non-absorbent (terms derived from not) · nonacquainted (terms derived from not) · nonabiding (terms derived from avoiding) · nonabsorbing (terms derived from not) · nonacidic (terms derived from not) · nonabsolvable (terms derived from not) · nonacoustical (terms derived from not) · nonactive (terms derived from not) · nonacrid (terms derived from not) · nonaccusative (terms derived from not) · nonacquaintance (terms derived from not) · nonacquisitiveness (terms derived from not) · nonacculturated (terms derived from not) · nonacquiescence (terms derived from absence) · nonaccountability (terms derived from absence) · nonabstinent (terms derived from not) · nonacetic (terms derived from not) · nonacceleration (terms derived from absence) · non-Abelian (terms derived from not) · nonabsentative (terms derived from absence) · nonaccurate (terms derived from not) · nonabstracted (terms derived from not) · nonacclimated (terms derived from not) · nonaborted (terms derived from not) · nonacnegenic (terms derived from not) · nonabrupt (terms derived from not) · nonacrocentric (terms derived from neutral) · nonacquisition (terms derived from absence) · nonabsorbent (terms derived from not) · nonacidity (terms derived from absence) · nonacknowledgment (terms derived from absence) · nonaccumulative (terms derived from avoiding) · nonaberrant (terms derived from not) · nonacquirable (terms derived from not) · nonachievement (terms derived from not) · nonacting (terms derived from not) · nonabortive (terms derived from not) · nonabsolute (terms derived from not) · nonacceding (terms derived from not) · nonacidophilic (terms derived from not) · nonacquaintance (terms derived from absence) · non-academic (terms derived from not) · nonaccumulation (terms derived from not) · nonabsorbed (terms derived from not) · nonacetylated (terms derived from not) · nonabductive (terms derived from not) · nonaccessory (terms derived from not) · nonacidogenic (terms derived from not) · nonabsolutism (terms derived from absence) · nonabrasive (terms derived from not) · nonactuality (terms derived from not) · nonactualizable (terms derived from not) · nonaculeate (terms derived from not) · nonacidulous (terms derived from not) · nonacceptance (terms derived from avoiding) · nonachieved (terms derived from not) · nonactivatory (terms derived from not) · nonaccursed (terms derived from not) · nonabstemious (terms derived from not) · nonaccruable (terms derived from not) · nonaccompaniment (terms derived from absence) · nonabutting (terms derived from not) · nonactuatable (terms derived from not) · nonacquittal (terms derived from absence) · nonactively (terms derived from not) · nonaccreditation (terms derived from absence) · nonacquiescing (terms derived from not) · nonaccomplished (terms derived from not) · nonaccident (terms derived from not) · nonacceptant (terms derived from not) · nonabdominal (terms derived from not) · nonacrobatic (terms derived from not) · nonaccentual (terms derived from not) · nonactorish (terms derived from not) · nonactable (terms derived from not) · non-able-bodied (terms derived from not) · nonactivatable (terms derived from not) · nonabsence (terms derived from not) · nonaccelerated (terms derived from not) · nonaccrual (terms derived from not) · nonacrimonious (terms derived from not) · nonacronymous (terms derived from not) · nonactualized (terms derived from not) · nonactinide (terms derived from not) · nonacidotic (terms derived from not) · nonability (terms derived from not) · nonactual (terms derived from not) · nonacid-proof (terms derived from not) · nonabject (terms derived from not) · nonabsent (terms derived from not) · nonactivistic (terms derived from not) · nonaccumulative (terms derived from not) · nonaccretion (terms derived from absence) · nonacral (terms derived from not) · nonablated (terms derived from not)
Relateds
not · non · none · un- · in- · an- · no · anti-
Synonyms
mal- (not) · i- (not) · in- (not) · se- (absence) · an- (not) · a- (not) · isch- (avoiding) · un- (not) · dys- (not) · hypo- (absence) · ex- (absence) · il- (not) · neutro- · ir- (not) · de- (avoiding) · im- (not) · anti- · pero- (absence)
Translations (48)
pam e- (not) · eo ne- (not) · ca no- (not) · hy ան- (not) · ga mí- (not) · cs ne- (not) · el μη (not) · sv icke- (not) · cs mimo- (not) · es des- (not) · es non (disused) (not) · es in- (not) · ga neamh- (not) · ko 무 (not) · ka არ- (not) · cmn 不 (not) · gd mì- (not) · ka არა- (not) · fr non- (not) · hi अन- (not) · cmn 無 /无 (not) · hy չ- (not) · az qeyri- (not) · af nie- (not) · fi epä- (not) · fi ei- (not) · ja 無 (not) · de nicht- (not) · es no (not) · ko 불 (not) · ja 非 (not) · io ne- (not) · ru не- (not) · ja 不 (not) · gd neo- (not) · hy ոչ (not) · az olmayan (not) · hi अ- (not) · de non- (not) · la nōn (not) · pl nie- (not) · sv o- (not) · pt não- (not) · ko 비 (not) · cmn 非 (not) · nl niet- (not) · tr olmayan (not) · uk не- (not)